Synonyms for misstate
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a statement that is in error, inadvertently; to say (something) incorrectly, through a slip of the tongue.
The speaker misstated the year of his grandfather's birth by a hundred years, but it was an honest mistake: how often does one speak of the 1800s?
Forms
- Past participle
- misstated
e.g. misstated → falsified, distorted, misrepresented, garbled…
Example sentences
- distort Get the facts first. You can distort them later.
- misrepresent Journalists need to be careful not to misrepresent information.
- falsify I will falsify a permit so that I can go camping there this weekend.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misstate | steady | |
| distort | steady | |
| misrepresent | steady | |
| falsify | steady | |
| garble | steady | |
| misreport | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- garble2
- 7 letters
- distort2, falsify3, misword
- 9 letters
- misreport3
- 12 letters
- misrepresent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (garble2 = 2 syllables).